Day in Photos: Transfer of Power, Quenching the Fire, and a Smoky Protest
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 13, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Transfer of Power, Quenching the Fire, and a Smoky Protest

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
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An American flag flies as a helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Greenwood Lake, New York, on Nov. 13, 2024. Bryan Smith/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) ahead of the Senate Republican leadership election, in which he was elected the majority leader, in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A man checks the destruction at the site of an Israeli airstrike targeting a neighborhood in southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty Images
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Relatives of miners and community members wait near an opening to the mine shaft for artisanal miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Nov. 13, 2024. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda shake hands during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, after their meeting on Nov. 13, 2024. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke from tear gas canisters rises as protesters clash with French Gendarmes during a rally organized by political parties (La France Insoumise, Les Ecologistes, and Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste) against the “Israel is Forever” gala organized by right-wing Franco-Israeli figures, in Paris, on Nov. 13, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Nations League 2025 football match between France and Israel. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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Irish actor Paul Mescal (R) poses with British director Ridley Scott on the red carpet upon arrival for the Royal film performance and World premiere of the film “Gladiator II” at the Odeon Lux, in Leicester Square, London, on Nov. 13, 2024. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
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Aerial view, Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves from the balcony of her political party's office also known as Instituto Patria in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 13, 2024. Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a speech during a session at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 13, 2024, following the breakdown of his three-party coalition. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. soldiers inspect a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft at the Bahrain International Airshow in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Nov. 13, 2024. Mazen Mahdi/AFP via Getty Images
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King Frederik X of Denmark salutes as he reviews the Parade at the Royal Life Guards at the Life Guards Barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Nov. 13, 2024. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghan female workers harvest saffron flowers at a field on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, on Nov. 13, 2024. Mohsen Karimi/AFP via Getty Images
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This aerial view shows trucks in a queue trying to reach the Ressano Garcia border post between Mozambique and South Africa on Nov. 13, 2024. Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images
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A fisherman is silhouetted as he casts his net along the banks of river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, on Nov. 13, 2024. Biju Boro/AFP via Getty Images
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Olivia Bradshaw and her partner Vig Kandasamy pose for pictures during a media preview event as Castle Howard prepare to open the ‘Alice’s Christmas Wonderland’ themed display for Christmas in York, England, on Nov. 13, 2024. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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Voters queue to cast their votes before the opening of the polls during the 2024 Somaliland presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Nov. 13, 2024. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
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Hikoi members walk up Bastion Point towards Ngāti Whātua Orakei marae on day three of a nine-day journey to Wellington in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 13, 2024. Hannah Peters/Getty Images
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German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies talks with German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Lisa Paus (L) and the Federal Government's Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth (R) prior to the weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 13, 2024. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
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Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spews ash and smoke during an eruption as seen from Lewolaga village in Titihena, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Nov. 13, 2024. Arnold Welianto/AFP via Getty Images
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People trying to open sewers in the neighborhoods of Marmoles and Perchel in Malaga, Spain, on Nov. 13, 2024. Angel Martinez/Getty Images
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Members of the Sharia police stop passing motorists for a Sharia-compliant dress code check along a street in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Nov. 13, 2024. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Navy soldiers look on while holding flags prior to an official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Aegis Ashore Poland missile defense system at the Naval Support Facility in Redzikowo, Poland, on Nov. 13, 2024. Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images
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People walk through the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 13, 2024. Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo
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Afghans walk towards a football stadium ahead of the public execution of a man, by the Taliban at Gardez in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 13, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
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Indonesian marines and Australian Defence Force (ADF) take part in a joint military drills, named Keris Woomera, at Banongan beach in Situbondo, Indonesia, on Nov. 13, 2024. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
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Nurul Iqamah of Team Indonesia (L) and Aniya Holder of Team South Africa during Speed Climbing Women's Qualification on Day Eleven of the NEOM Beach Games in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 13, 2024. Joern Pollex/Getty Images for NEOM Beach Games